How to use the built-in Screenshot tool in Office programs

Want to paste a screenshot in your Microsoft document, slide, or notebook without using a third-party screenshot app? Microsoft Office has a Screenshot tool available in Word, PowerPoint, and OneNote that offers screen clipping features.

How to use the built-in Screenshot tool in Office programs

You can use the built-in Screenshot tool in Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint & the Screen Clipping tool in OneNote. We explain below, how to use screenshots or Screen clipping in Microsoft Office programs.

1] How to use Screenshot Tool in Word, Outlook, and Excel

Follow the steps below to use the Screenshot feature in Word, Outlook, and Excel.

• Go to the location where you want to screenshot.
• Click the location on the document where you want to add the screenshot.
• On the Insert tab, in the Illustration group, click the Screenshot button and select Screen clipping from the drop-down menu.
• The Screen will become white with a cross pointer on the location you want to screenshot.
• Drag and select the part of the screen you want to capture.

The captured screen will appear on your document.

2] How to use Screenshot tool in PowerPoint

• Go to the location where you want to screenshot.
• Click the location on the document where you want to add the screenshot.
• On the Insert tab, in the Images group, click the Screenshot button and select Screen clipping from the drop-down menu.
• The Screen will become white with a cross pointer on the location you want to screenshot.
• Drag and select the part of the screen you want to capture.

The captured screen will appear on your slide.

3] How to use Screen Clipping Tool in OneNote

Follow the steps below to use the screenshots in OneNote.

• Go to the location where you want to screenshot.
• Click the location on the document where you want to add the screenshot.
• On the Insert tab, click the Screen clipping button, in the Images group.
• The Screen will become white with a cross pointer on the location you want to screenshot.
• Drag and select the part of the screen you want to capture.
• The captured screen will appear in your notebook.

How do I take a screenshot in Office 365?

The Screenshot tool is available on the Insert tab for Office 365 programs like Word PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, and Excel. You can use it as a screen clipping tool.

How do you take a screenshot of a Table in Excel?

You can screenshot the range of cells in Excel. To do this procedure:

1. Copy the range of cells.
2. Then go to the Home tab.
3. Click the drop-down arrow of the copy button in the Clipboard group and select Copy as the picture.
4. A Copy Picture dialog box will open choose an appearance.
5. Then click OK.
6. Click a different location on your spreadsheet, then select Paste in the clipboard group.

We hope this tutorial helps you understand how to use Screenshot or Screen clipping in Microsoft Office; if you have questions about the tutorial, let us know in the comments.